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April 15, 2026

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Adult Ceramics for Beginners – Blue and White – Weekday Evening Sessions

Wednesdays
April 15 – May 6, 2026
6 – 8 pm

Adults Camps & Classes

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April 18, 2026

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Adult Ceramics for Beginners – Quilt Patterns and Text Art – Weekend Morning Sessions

Saturdays
April 18 – May 9, 2026
10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Adults Camps & Classes

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April 25, 2026

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SBMA Ambassadors Mid-Century in Motion Fundraising Event

SBMA Ambassadors Celebrate 75 Years of Integrating Art and Life with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Saturday, April 25, 2026
5 – 9 pm

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Happy Hour Art Workshop

Quilting Photographs

Saturday | April 25, 2026
2:30 – 4:30 pm

Adults Art Workshops

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April 26, 2026

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Film, Fabric, and the Feminist Imagination

A Lecture by Artist Sabrina Gschwandtner

Sunday | April 26, 2026
2:30 – 3:30 pm

Free Lectures & Artist Talks

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May 02, 2026

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Adult Art Studio Class en plein air at Lotusland

Lotusland Through the Lens of Indian Miniature Painting

Saturday, May 2, 2026
1 – 4 pm

Adults Art Workshops

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Writing in the Galleries

Saturday, May 2, 2026
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM

Adults In the Galleries Series

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Art, Women & Resistance

Saturday | May 2, 2026
3:30 – 4:30 pm

Adults Lectures & Artist Talks

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May 07, 2026

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Docent Council Recruitment Informational Meeting

Thursday, May 7, 2026
3:30pm – 5pm

Adults

May 09, 2026

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Sketching in the Galleries

Saturday, May 9, 2026
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Adults Free In the Galleries Kids & Family Series

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